Teach Back

Question 1

5 Ts for teach back

Answer 1

-triage
-tools
-take responsibility
-tell me
-try again

Question 2

which Ts of teach back are DELIVERY

Answer 2

-triage
-tools
-try again

Question 3

which Ts for teach back are reception

Answer 3

-take responsibility
-tell me

Question 4

teach back-
TRIAGE

Answer 4

focus on just one topic for teach back

Question 5

teach back-
TOOLS

Answer 5

use a model, written tool, poster, graphics, etc. to help you explain what you want your pt to know

Question 6

teach back-
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

Answer 6

“I want to make sure I did a good job explaining…”

Question 7

teach back-
TELL ME

Answer 7

ask the pt to tell you, in their own words, what they will do or what they understand
-be explicit about waht you want the pt to say back

Question 8

teach back-
TRY AGAIN

Answer 8

if necessary

Question 9

triage

Answer 9

-1-3 topics are most important + will be the focus for education + teach back
-research has shown that the more information a clinician delivers, the less information the pt will remember correctly
-topics that are most important for the pt to remember or understand
-chunk + check

Question 10

tools

Answer 10

-need to evaluate what works best
-need to be accessible to all patients

Question 11

take responsibility

Answer 11

-“that was a lot of information + it can be hard to remember all that at once, so I want to make sure I did a good job explaining it”
-want to make sure they understand without shaming

Question 12

tell me

Answer 12

-asking to repeat can be difficult + overwhelming to the pt
-rather ask them-
“how will you maintain your hip precautions at home?”
“how will you maintain NWB status getting in + out of bed or the car?”

Question 13

try again

Answer 13

“I’m sorry. I must not have explained things well enough”